3 gallons) of blood. Your blood is made up of different kinds of cells that float in a fluid called plasma: Your blood type is classified according to the type of antigens, which are proteins ...

Discovered method for long-term storage of blood plasma Organized America's first large-scale blood bank Dr. Charles Richard Drew broke barriers in a racially divided America to become one of the most ...

Takeda’s plasma-derived therapies (PDT) business tackles supply-chain challenges to expand access to life-saving treatments, ...

In the 1970s, a new treatment using donated human blood plasma was developed to replace these clotting agents. But entire batches were contaminated with deadly viruses. After being given the ...

Platelet counts may fluctuate due to natural vascular aging, changes in bone marrow tissue, and altered blood plasma makeup. Platelets, or thrombocytes, are colorless fragments of larger cells ...